England vs South Africa 2017: 5 players to watch out for in the One Day series

#1 Morne Morkel

Morkel will be looking to cement his spot in the starting XI for the Champions Trophy

The tall, lanky fast bowler was recalled to the ODI team post a rather long hiatus due to injury. He has had to prove his match fitness and his skills remain as sharp as ever – something he showcased in the Test series against the Kiwis. Morkel hassled the batsmen for pace and bowled sharp bouncers all the while keeping his pace up in that Test series.

He is one of the few South African bowlers particularly familiar with the English conditions and this makes him a favourite to start in the eleven ahead of Dwaine Pretorius or Andile Phehlukwayo. Morkel is particularly a handful on the pitches in England that is conducive to movement and he can also extract bounce out of any surface due to his natural height – which makes him a dangerous bowler to face at the start of the innings. His death bowling skills have never been great but if the Proteas use him well, Morkel could be the experienced hand that this young fast bowling unit needs.